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Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.
 
Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.
 
 
==How to access==
 
==How to access==
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*Click the Article Manager icon in the [[Help30:Site_Control_Panel|Control Panel]]
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*Select '''Content → Article Manger''' from the drop-down menu of the '''''Joomla! Administrator Panel'''''.
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*Click the '''Article''' link while viewing the [[Help30:Components Content Categories|Cateogry Manager]] or [[Help30:Content_Featured_Articles|Featured Articles]] in the left, upper sidebar.
  
Click the Article Manager icon in the Control Panel
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==Description==
Select Content Article Manger from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel.
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The Article Manager is used to find, mark featured, add and edit articles. See [[Help30:Content Article Manager#Toolbar|Toolbar]] below for a detailed list of all functions.
  
==Description==
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==Screenshot==
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[[Image:Help30-Content-Article-Manager-screen.png]]
  
The Article Manager is used to add and edit articles. See Toolbar below for a detailed list of all functions.
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==Column Headers==
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In the table containing Articles, these are the different columns shown below.
  
==Screenshot==
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[[File:Help30-Article-Manager-columns.png]]
[[File:J3articlemanager.png|screenshot of the article manager in Joomla! 3]]
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Ordering}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Checkbox}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Status-Feature}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Title}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Access}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Author}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Language}}
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*'''Date.''' The date this Article was created. This date is added automatically by Joomla!, but you may change it in the Publishing Options - Article section of the [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Edit|Content Article Manager Edit]].
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Id}}
  
==Toolbar==
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==Column Filters==
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Above the column headers on the right, there are 3 drop down input fields, '''Sort Table by:''' (preset to '''Ordering'''), '''Select the ordering''' (preset to '''Ascending''') and a '''number''' (preset to '''20''') to display.
  
In the top right you will see a toolbar with several useful functions for article management.
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Column filter}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Order}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Ascending}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|DisplayNum}}
  
[[File:J3articlemanager-toolbar.png|Article manager toolbar in Joomla! 3]]
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==Batch Process==
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Batch Process Articles}}
  
The functions are:
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==Toolbar==
* New - Opens the editing screen to create a new article.
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At the top left you will see the toolbar:
* Edit - Opens the editing screen for the selected article. If more than one article is selected (where applicable), only the first article will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Title or Name of the article.
 
* Publish - Makes the selected articles available to visitors to your website.
 
* Unpublish - Makes the selected articles unavailable to visitors to your website.
 
* Featured - Marks selected articles as featured. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
 
* Archive - Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are archived. Archived articles can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred.
 
* Check In - Checks-in the selected articles. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
 
* Trash - Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed articles can still be recovered by selecting "Trashed" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed articles, select "Trashed" in the Select Status filter, select the articles to be permanently deleted, then click the Empty Trash toolbar icon.
 
* Batch - reveals options to perform batch operations on selected articles.  See Batch Operations
 
* Options - Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited. See Article Manager Options for more information.
 
* Help - Opens this help screen.
 
  
==Search & Sorting==
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[[Image:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Featured-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Batch-Options-Help-toolbar.png]]
Directly above the list of articles, you will find options to search the article list, as well as sort the list based on a variety of parameters.
 
  
===Search===
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The functions are:
[[File:J3articlemanager-search.png|search function in the article manager for Joomla! 3]]
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_New|article}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Edit|article}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Publish|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Unpublish|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Featured|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Archive|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Checkin|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Trash|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Batch|articles}}
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Options}} See [[Help31:Components_Article_Manager_Options|Article Manager Options]] for more information.
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Help}}
  
Use the Search option to quickly search the Article list by article title, alias, or ID
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==List Filters==
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The '''List Filters''', above on the left, and other filters as detailed below are in the left, bottom sidebar. These filters are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.
  
===Sorting===
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{{Chunk30:colheader|List Filter}}
Use the sorting options to adjust the order of the Article list to your preferences.
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Status}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Category}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Max Levels}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Access}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Author}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Language}}
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Manager Pagination}}
  
[[File:J3articlemanager-ordering.png|Ordering articles in the article manager for Joomla! 3]]
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==Options==
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*Clicking on the Options icon in the toolbar opens a modal window where you can set component level options for articles. To see the help screen for Options, click [[Help31:Components_Article_Manager_Options|Article Manager Options]]
  
There are several options for sorting the articles.
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==Quick Tips==
* Ordering - sort articles by their article manager order. See Ordering Articles.
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* If Joomla is installed without sample data, one article category called "Uncategorised" is created automatically. If you want to use other categories for articles, you should create them before trying to add articles.
* Status - sort articles by their publication status.
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* To see trashed and archived articles, set the Status filter to All.
* Title - sort articles in alphabetical order by their title
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* To change the ordering of articles within a category, click on the Ordering column heading to sort by this column. Also, it is easier to see the ordering if you filter on the desired category.
* Category - sort articles in alphabetical order by their category
 
* Access - sort articles by their User Access Level
 
* Language - sort articles by their language.
 
* Date - sort articles in chronological order by date
 
* ID - sort articles in numerical order by article ID
 
  
With a sorting parameter chosen, you can also determine if articles will be shown in ascending or descending order.
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==Related Information==
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* To add or edit Articles: [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Edit|Article Manager: New/Edit]]
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* To manage Categories: [[Help30:Components_Content_Categories|Category Manager]]
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* To manage Featured Articles: [[Help30:Content_Featured_Articles|Article Manager: Featured Articles]]
  
You can also determine how many articles are shown, with optional increments of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, or All.  The default number is 20.
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<noinclude>{{cathelp|3.0,3.1,3.2|Article Manager Help Screens|Content Help Screens}}</noinclude>

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Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.

How to access[edit]

  • Click the Article Manager icon in the Control Panel
  • Select Content → Article Manger from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel.
  • Click the Article link while viewing the Cateogry Manager or Featured Articles in the left, upper sidebar.

Description[edit]

The Article Manager is used to find, mark featured, add and edit articles. See Toolbar below for a detailed list of all functions.

Screenshot[edit]

Help30-Content-Article-Manager-screen-en.png

Column Headers[edit]

In the table containing Articles, these are the different columns shown below.

Help30-Article-Manager-columns-en.png

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  • Date. The date this Article was created. This date is added automatically by Joomla!, but you may change it in the Publishing Options - Article section of the Content Article Manager Edit.
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Column Filters[edit]

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Batch Process[edit]

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Toolbar[edit]

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

File:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Featured-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Batch-Options-Help-toolbar.png

The functions are:

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  • New. Opens the editing screen to create a new article.</translate>

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  • Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected article. If more than one article is selected (where applicable), only the first article will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the article.</translate>

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  • Publish. Makes the selected articles available to visitors to your website.</translate>

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  • Unpublish. Makes the selected articles unavailable to visitors to your website.</translate>

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  • Feature. Marks selected articles as featured. Works with one or multiple articles selected.</translate>

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  • Archive. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are archived. Archived articles can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred.</translate>

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  • Check-in. Checks-in the selected articles. Works with one or multiple articles selected.</translate>

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  • Trash. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed articles can still be recovered by selecting 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed articles, select 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter, select the articles to be permanently deleted, then click the 'Empty Trash' toolbar icon.</translate>

<translate>

  • Batch. Batch processes the selected articles. Works with one or multiple items selected.</translate>

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  • Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.</translate> See Article Manager Options for more information.

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  • Help. Opens this help screen.</translate>

List Filters[edit]

The List Filters, above on the left, and other filters as detailed below are in the left, bottom sidebar. These filters are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.

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Options[edit]

  • Clicking on the Options icon in the toolbar opens a modal window where you can set component level options for articles. To see the help screen for Options, click Article Manager Options

Quick Tips[edit]

  • If Joomla is installed without sample data, one article category called "Uncategorised" is created automatically. If you want to use other categories for articles, you should create them before trying to add articles.
  • To see trashed and archived articles, set the Status filter to All.
  • To change the ordering of articles within a category, click on the Ordering column heading to sort by this column. Also, it is easier to see the ordering if you filter on the desired category.

Related Information[edit]